TimecardGPS

Alltel Wireless announces TimecardGPS, an application that enables users to track an employee's location, record shift time, and capture job or work order information from wireless phones.

The TimecardGPS application, available for a monthly fee per handset, allows businesses to increase worker productivity by using their wireless devices to perform a variety of important tasks. Its tracking capabilities, for instance, enable supervisors to request field workers' locations, track movement, and set up "smart fences" to determine employee locations. The Team Clock-in and Out feature allows a supervisor to clock-in and clock-out employees as well as capture individual task information on a single wireless device. The job tracking function sends real-time job information from field workers to employers, complete with tasks, subtasks, and editable fields.

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